Game



Feb. 12 1924. x 1,483,590 J. MORANG GAME Filed Feb. 24. 1919 Patented Feb. 12, 1924.

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PATET 1 JOSEPH MORANG, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GAME.

Application liled February 24, 1919. Serial No. 278,692.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH MoRANo, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in th county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful'lmprovements in Grames of which the following is a specification. j

This invention relates to improvements in games and has for its object to provide a new and improved game in which is utilized a plurality of upsettable pins mounted in a walled enclosure together with a spinning member or top, which operates to knock down such pins. These and other advantages will be more clearly set forth anddescribed in the following specification, as shown in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of my game;

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section through the same;

Fig. 3 is an end elevation, and

Fig. 4 isa detail plan view of a portion of a modification of my invention.

Like numerals refer to like elements throughout the drawings in which, for example, 10 designates generally the game board, as I term it, showing the spinning member in position to be operated. The board comprises a runway 11 having the side walls 12 and 18, bottom 14 and end wall 15, (see Figs. 1 and 2). The bottom wall is slightly inclined downwardly from the end wall 15 toward, what I term, the walled enclosure 16 surrounded, in the form shown, by the circular wall 17, the floor 18 (see Fig. 2) being preferably horizontal. Projecting upwardly from the bottom 18 of the walled enclosure are a plurality of fixed pins or posts 19 preferably constructed of flexible material, such as steel or the like, these posts being located adjacent, but spaced inwardly from the wall 17, as shown in Fig. 1. Located at the juncture of the runway and the walled enclosure is provided a number of fixed pins or posts 20. Suitable spots or marks 18 may be provided on the upper surface of the bottom 18, as shown in Fig. 1 and upon these marks are spotted or placed the pin members 21, these pins in the embodiment shown being of the shape of bowling pins, for example, andupsettable by impact of a moving member.

The bottom 14 of the runway 11 is thickened its rear end, as indicated by numeral 14 (see F g. 2 and this thickened portion is notched or recessed asindicated by .14" in Fig. 2. Overlying the thickened portion 1 1 is a cross piece 25 similarly notched or grooved at 25 as. indicated in F ig. 1, for example. The notch 25 is similar to the notch or recess 14 and overlies the same, as shown inFig. 2. The rear wall ,15 is provided with a vertical groove or slot 15 and the cross piece 25 is provided with .a cut-away or recessedportion 25 communicating with the groove 15?.

A spinning member spinning member being preferably formed with the vertical upwardly projectingstem 30 and the downwardly extending spindle 30 To prolong duration of the spinning, I weight the body of the spinning member with lead or some other heavy material arranged in the form shown as a band 30 about the periphery of the spinning member. In the use of the game a spinning cord 31, such as a top string, provided with a finger engaging button 31 is Wound around the spindle 30 and extended through the groove 15*, the recess 25* permitting such extension. The spinning member is thus held with the spindle in the notch 14* and the stem in the.,notch 25, these notches or recesses serving to maintain the spinning member in vertical position with the assistance of the operators' hand. Sharp pull on the spinningcord 31 imparts a spinning motion to the member 30 and the same will travel down the runway 14, due to the inclination thereof until the end of the runway is reached. Should the top impact against the side walls 12 and 13 of the runway, its rotation will cause it to be thrown away from these walls. The posts or pins 20 are so spaced apart as to permit passage therebetween or thereby of the spinning member, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, although these pins or posts serve to impede the passage of the spinning member by presenting obstacles thereto. After passing the pins 20, the spinning member will generally impact with one or more of the pins 21, the object being to upset or knock down as many of the same as possible in one spinning of the member 30. As the top travels about in the walled enclosure 16, it is kept clear of the wall 17 thereof, around which it otherwise might travel, by the fixed pins or posts 19 which, as in the case of the posts 20, are of flexible material and serve to assist in kicking the spin- 30 is provided, the

.uing member back toward the central portion of the enclosure 16.

A cross piece or strip 33 extends across at the bottom of the runway 14 at one end thereof, the purpose of this piece being to permit placing of the game on a table or other fiat surface, so that the cross piece 33 will rest against an edge thereof serving to maintain the gameboard in proper and steady position during spinning of the top, the hand of the operator which is steadying the spinning member being utilized also to press the game board against the edge of the table, as otherwise the pull on the top might move the board and upset the pins 21.

Inthe form shown in Fig. 4, Ihaveshown another means ofpreventing contact of the spinning member with the walled enclosure 16. In this form I stretch rubber bands-or other strips 40 from points a, b, 0., etc., on the wall, tacks or similar fastening means being used at these points to fasten the strips 0 thereto.

It will be apparent that my invention is susceptible to modifications and improvements and I do not wish to be restricted to the form shown save as defined in the appended claim.

What I claim is A game comprising a walled enclosure, a spinning member located therein, said enclosure including an approach and an enlarged playing field, resilient pins located within the latter and extending in a line substantially parallel to the wall thereof and spaced from said wall, said resilient pins being spaced apart a distance less than the diameter of said spinning member to prevent impact of the latter with said side wall, a resilient pin located in said approach at the entrance of the latter into said field and spaced fromthe nearest of the first named pins a distance greater than the diameter of said spinning member in order to provide a plurality of gateways through which the latter may enter said field, and overturnable pins located in said field to be engaged by said spinning member.

In testimony whereof, I have subscribed my name.

JOSEPH HORANG: 

